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Military recruiters with the Arizona Army National Guard engaged in a pattern of systemic misbehavior over the past decade that included instances of sexual abuse, forgery, embezzlement and assaults, including riding in a Humvee and shooting paintball guns at homeless people, according to a five-month investigation by The Arizona Republic newspaper.
The newspaper cites interviews with military officers, police reports and military documents obtained through public records requests.
The alleged wrongdoing was primarily carried out by a small group of military recruiters assigned to visit high schools as part of efforts to enlist them in the armed forces, according to the newspaper.
National Guard investigators said commanders failed to hold subordinates accountable for wrongdoing, partly because they also allegedly engaged in unethical behavior.
In response to the investigation, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced an inquiry into Arizona's military operations by a National Guard officer of another state.
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"Gov. Brewer has called for a full, fair and independent review of the Arizona National Guard, its personnel and policies, and the discipline that has been handed down for the recent instances of misconduct that have been documented," Matthew Benson, a spokesman for Brewer, told NBC News.
Benson said Brewer was in the process of identifying the appropriate outside party to carry out the review.
"She would like the inquiry to begin as quickly as possible so that she is provided credible information with which to judge the conduct of the Arizona National Guard and its leaders," Benson said in a statement.
The highest-ranking officer at Arizona National Guard, Maj. Gen. Hugo Salazar, acknowledged discipline problems and failures by commanders.
"I acknowledge there was a problem," Salazar, told the Republic, "We should have had more command emphasis. We should have paid more attention." Salazar said he did not think there is an ongoing problem.
Military documents detail that non-commissioned officers caught driving drunk in military vehicles were dealt with lightly, and recruiters who forged records or took fraudulent bonus paychecks only received transfers, the Republic reports.
In addition, sergeants who had affairs with teenage recruits were given counseling. One staff sergeant, the paper reported, allegedly had sex with a female enlistee but was still allowed to deploy overseas. While overseas, he was disciplined for similar offenses, and was transferred to the California National Guard as a recruiter, according to the report.
On Monday, the newspaper reported that Staff Sgt. Chad Wille, a recruiter who blew the whistle about the alleged misconduct, had been harassed afterward.
A bicyclist had reported incidents of a camouflage-painted Humvee driving down Seventh Street in north Phoenix shooting paintballs at pedestrians. When Wille questioned a colleague, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Amerson, about it, Amerson reportedly replied, "You're not aware of the bum hunts?"
Further investigations would unearth more allegations of sexual misconduct, including offering homeless women food, money or drinks for exposing their breasts.
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Six Hope football players have received all-conference honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).
Four players are first team honorees -- senior wide receiver Kyle Dietrich of Gobles (Gobles HS), junior offensive tackle Josh Droppers of Kalamazoo (Portage Northern HS), senior linebacker Zach Jones of Three Rivers (Three Rivers HS), and senior defensive back Kyle Warren of Grandville (Hudsonville Unity Christian HS). All four players are being honored for a second time.
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Bob Godfrey. My mind went back to London in 1991, almost like in that famous scene at the end of the film 'Ratatouille". In April 1991 I decided to go to London looking for work. In a matter of weeks I had seen almost two hundred companies and still not getting anywhere. The 'creative directory' that I used as my guide provided me with yet another name and address, Bob Godfrey in King's Cross. So I headed there. He wasn't expecting me as I hadn't called before, I just tried my luck. He attended me -very- well (not everyone you meet in this type of adventure does) and asked me to come in. He really took his time to go through my portfolio. He was very complimentary and told me "I don't have work for you right now, but Spielberg is making an animated film these days in London". He gave me the studio's phone number and told me "go there, I'm sure they will give you work". And I called, and they did. Without his advice my life might have been very different, I might not be where I am today, my wife wouldn't be my wife, and my daughter wouldn't be my daughter. I don't even want to think about it. Thanks Bob, and rest in peace. (picture from 'The Guardian' online)
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Terminator Salvation director McG was in the running to direct the zombie cop film R.I.P.D., an adaptation of the Dark Horse graphic novel. But the L.A. Times reports he's going to be too busy directing his romantic comedy project, This Means War, which means R.I.P.D. could fall to director Robert Schwentke (who's directed Flightplan and the upcoming Warren Ellis adaptation Red.)
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In becoming Uhrichsville's first female police officer, Donna Patterson, 48, was looking for a career change.
Donna Patterson needed a career change.
She got it recently when she was hired by the city of Uhrichsville as its first full-time female police officer.
Patterson began her duties Nov. 26.
"She had the best test scores, plus with the degree she carried, she was just the best," Mayor Terry Culbertson said.
Patterson, 48, was born in Dennison, and attended school in the Harrison Hills school district until her senior year. She transferred to Claymont schools, and attended Buckeye Career Center in the health care field.
She went on to Kent State University at Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia to study nursing, but realized she didn't like nursing that much, and began thinking about something else.
Years later, Jessica Sluka, of Dennison, her youngest daughter, encouraged her to pursue law enforcement because she had mentioned it so many times.
Patterson returned to Kent State-Tuscarawas and obtained her associate's degree in justice studies, and later graduated with a bachelor's degree in justice studies in May 2012. Next, she graduated from the police academy.
"I was the oldest woman in the academy, but there was one man a little bit older," she said.
"My dad was always an inspiration in my life," she said of the late Sonny Patterson.
"He told me anything I want to do is possible. 'If anyone can do it, you can do it.'"
Donna said her mother, Jean, "is concerned for my safety" and always needs to know when her daughter is home from work.
Patterson has three adult children and eight granddaughters and one grandson. Donna was one of five children and is proud that she is the only one of her siblings to have graduated from college.
"I've always worked with the public a lot, and I've always enjoyed that," Patterson said.
Patterson has spent 20 years as a 4-H adviser for the Stillwater Korn Kids 4-H Club. She has been a judge for 4-H projects, such as food, clothing, and more recently, shooting sports. She was also a 4-H Family and Consumer Service Representative for many years.
While attending Kent, Patterson was president of the Kent State Justice Studies Club and made sure that the group went to a prison every year. She said it was important for the students to know what the people they arrest could be facing and what that life could be like.
"Going through the academy was very challenging. I met the goals, but I always wanted to do it better. I wanted to get better every time," Patterson said.
She especially concentrated on the academy's physical requirements. She said students must run 1.5 miles in less than 16 minutes.
"I give 110 percent every day. I could do the run under the 16-minute requirement, but I always wanted to improve my time. I was able to do it in 11.34 minutes," she said.
Police Chief Vince Beal called her "the best qualified" among the most-recent candidates. She becomes the city's eighth full-time officer, along with six auxiliary officers. She will start with an hourly salary of $16.38. As with any officer joining the department, she will work one year on probationary status.
Beal said that there have been other female auxiliary officers in recent years, including Patterson who became an auxiliary officer Oct. 9, 2013.
"I'm here because this is where my family is, my grandkids live here," Patterson said. "I want to try and keep it as peaceful as possible. My kids were always involved in baseball and 4-H. If you steer kids right, there will be less trouble. But you have to catch them when they're young."
In her spare time, Patterson likes to take photographs and has won many awards at the Tuscarawas County Fair, including Best of Show one year. She takes pride that they are "true photos" and never altered in any way.


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More patient charges may need to be introduced for the NHS alongside an acknowledgement that not all pensioners are "poor", a report has said.
The current health and social care systems are no longer fit for purpose while funding needs an overhaul , the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England said .
Increasing general taxation or introducing more charges - such as for treatment or hospital stays, or cutting freebies such as elderly bus passes and prescriptions - all need to be considered, it said.
The commission's report said the current system results in a lottery for patients and calls for health and social care to become more closely aligned.
It said: "The c ontrast between a health service free at the point of use and a social care service that is means tested - and publicly funded only for those with heavy needs - results in a lottery - the type of ailment you have will determine the financial support you get to cope with its effects.
"The outcome of this lottery is that there is no equity - similar needs do not receive equal treatment."
Established by the King's Fund charity, the commission said that, at a time when health and social care should be converging to meet the needs of people with multiple conditions, "the two systems are instead diverging, with publicly funded social care becoming a residual service available to those with only the very greatest needs".
On top of that, the NHS appears to be heading towards its own financial crisis, it said.
"In other words, a crisis in social care is already with us, and another looks to be on the horizon for the NHS, at least in terms of finance."
The report points to "har d choices" that must be looked at "squarely in the eye", with several possible ways of increasing revenue and resources - and suggests a combination of all of them is likely.
One is for greater productivity in both health and social care while another is cuts to other areas of public spending.
Other ways are either a rise in taxation or new and/or higher patient charges, and an a cknowledgement "that all pensioners are no longer poor pensioners".
The blanket exemption from prescription charges for those aged over 60 could be removed or increased to 65, under one of the models considered by the report.
Prescription charges and the cost of pre-payment certificates could also rise while those currently exempt from charges - such as pregnant women and those on maternity leave - could have their entitlements scrapped.
Extending charges for dentistry could also increase revenue while a fee for visiting the GP - say £5 to £25 - could be introduced, the report said.
Outpatients could be charged £10 for hospital appointments while those who fail to turn up could also be charged as a penalty. Costs for hospital stays or hospital treatment may also be considered.
The winter fuel allowance and free TV licences for the over-75s could also be reconsidered, with the money diverted into health and social care.
Free bus passes and concessionary travel cost around £1 billion in 2010/11.
The report, which is regarded as interim and will be followed up with another one, said England should move towards a single, ring-fenced budget for health and social care.
The commission's chairwoman, Kate Barker, said: 'The current systems rub up against each other like bones in an open fracture.
"The lack of alignment between them leads to serious problems of co-ordination, with the NHS and local authorities battling over who should pay for what, and patients, service users and their families left confused and bewildered. This is not sustainable - we need a new settlement fit for the 21st century.
"This report is our stake in the ground. The prize we seek - a single, seamless health and social care system that offers equal support for equal need - is a significant one. This necessitates making choices about how to pay for a better system - hard choices that we must look squarely in the eye."
Chris Ham, chief executive of the King's Fund, said: 'We welcome the commission's report - it sets out a compelling case for change and hard choices that need to be faced. These choices present a significant challenge to politicians but with NHS and social care budgets now under huge strain, this is a debate we need to start before, not after, the next general election."
Dr Alison Cook, d irector of external affairs at the Alzheimer's Society, said: " Too many older people, especially those with dementia, are being let down by fractured health and social care systems ill prepared to meet their needs.
"Given that one in three people over 65 will develop dementia, this complex web of services that deal with crisis after crisis are unsustainable - and frankly, not good enough."
The NHS Confederation represents all organisations that commission and provide NHS services.
Chief executive Rob Webster said: " There is now a consensus that joined up or 'integrated' services for health and social care are essential in the 21st century. This fits the needs of patients. A similar approach for health and social care finance could, in principle, help make this a reality. There will be much to consider in taking this forward - from real term budget allocations for local government reducing by 14 per cent in the last four years, to the balance of risk across the health and care system, and the issues of charging for social care versus free NHS care. These will need to be addressed if we are to spearhead positive change towards a truly integrated health and care system.
"Delivery of such a radical development must be accompanied by a greater emphasis on commissioners setting standards and rewarding providers for delivering quality care and outcomes, not just how much activity they carry out. It's also important that the way care is financed reflects the real needs of people, not theoretical models.
"Crucially, we must face up to the need to look at the value our public services deliver, and how we resource them. This report is a valuable part of the debate and the NHS Confederation looks forward to providing the voice of NHS leadership to as we look to develop a positive future for the health and care system."


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Robin van Persie held off last year's winner Lionel Messi to earn player of the week honors in the first round of The Associated Press global football poll.
Both players scored twice, but Van Persie's acrobatic volley and long-range goal in Manchester United's 4-1 win over Swansea in the Premier League gave the Dutchman the edge over Messi by five points.
"Van Persie's goals were outstanding and broke open a tight game that wasn't always going Man United's way in the early going," said panelist Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post. "The only reason I put him ahead of Messi was that he did it against better competition."
But Messi's Barcelona finished at the top of the team voting with 221 of an available 230 points after its 7-0 thrashing of Levante in the Spanish League.
"Six of their seven goals came in a scintillating first half display," said Paris-based football writer Mark Rodden. "The scary thing for the rest of La Liga is that new Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino thinks they can still improve."
United is in second position, ahead of Juventus in third and English side Chelsea, who is fourth.
Big-spending French club Monaco is in fifth and its forward Emmanuel Riviere, who scored his first career hat trick in the 4-1 win over Montpellier in the French league, finished third in the player rankings.
Riviere came 46 points above Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas in fourth. The 26-year-old Fabregas was instrumental in his team's weekend triumph after an offseason where English champion United tried to sign the Spain midfielder.
"Cesc Fabregas swept every rumor and discussion about his future away with a brilliant opening effort conducting FC Barcelona like a maestro to an impressive win," said Soren Mikael Hansen, sports editor of Politiken in Denmark.
Hoffenheim midfielder Roberto Firmino has been voted into fifth place by the AP's panel of 23 journalists.
Firmino scored two and assisted on the other three goals in Hoffenheim's 5-1 win away to Hamburg — a victory that places Hoffenheim eighth in the top-ten teams.
"I'm dying to see Roberto Firmino in the top 10," said James Thorogood of Bundesliga.com. "I've been raving about him for three years now and on the back of this weekend's performance he truly deserves it so fingers crossed the rest of the esteemed panel have taken notice."
Van Persie's strike partner at United, Danny Welbeck, entered the player rankings in seventh place after scoring the other two goals for United in its opening fixture.
Pedro was in 10th place, meaning three Barcelona players made the top 10 players in the first week of voting for the 2013-14 season.
Elsewhere in the team rankings, Aston Villa makes a rare appearance after it beat Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Villa is sixth in the ranking on 68 points, four ahead of Bayern Munich, which beat Frankfurt to make it two wins from two games in the Bundesliga under Pep Guardiola.
AP Global Football Rankings for the week ending Aug. 23.
Based on 23 voters: 10 points for first, 9 for second, etc.
1.Barcelona, 221 points.
2.Manchester United, 189.
3.Juventus, 114.
4.Chelsea, 87.
5.Monaco, 80.
6.Aston Villa, 68.
7.Bayern Munich, 64.
8.Hoffenheim, 54.
9.Manchester City, 47.
10.Atletico Madrid, 46.
1.Robin van Persie, 189 points.
2.Lionel Messi, 179.
3.Emmanuel Riviere, 117.
4.Cesc Fabregas, 71.
5.Roberto Firmino, 64.
6.Diego Costa, 51.
7.Danny Welbeck, 43.
8.Isco, 39.
9.Stephan Lichtsteiner, 33.
10.Pedro, 30.
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We aren't the only ones still mourning Matthew's untimely demise. When Downton Abbey returns for a fourth season, Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) will still be grieving the loss of her husband six months earlier. ITV has released the first photo of the heartbroken mother and her new baby George from the upcoming season.
Photos: TV's most heartbreaking deathsBut Season 4 won't be all doom and gloom. The Associated Press reports that Shirley MacLaine will reprise her role as Cora's brash American mother. Downton has also recruited Welsh actor Tom Cullen to step in as Mary's new love interest Lord Gillingham, a family friend of the Crawleys who has known Lady Mary since childhood.Cullen is only one of many new characters Downton is adding. Dame Harriet Walter will play Lady Shackleton, an old friend of the Dowager Countess. Nigel Harman will portray a visiting valet Green. Julian Ovenden will play aristocrat Charles Blake, and Joanna David will appear as the Duchess of Yeovil."The addition of these characters can only mean more delicious drama, which is what Downton Abbey is all about," said Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton.How do you feel about Downton trying to replace Matthew so soon?


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and thus cause you more unwanted sciatica pain.
Persons self image and their self-esteem depends almost entirely on how other people perceive them, or perhaps how other people perceive them. It is very hard to totally ignore the criticism and not care about the opinions of others. With excess weight, of course, the more you weight the harder it will get. People will stare at you no matter where you go, not to mention that snickering and jokes are a real way of helping to lower your self-esteem.
People, who are overweight, or worse obese, face many consequences, which have the ability to become a daily nightmare. For some it is their lifestyle choices, which has led them to become obese, others perhaps have gathered the extra weight through no fault of their own.
In some obese patients, the spine can become tilted and suffer additional stress. Over time, this can deprive the back of proper support and an unnatural curvature of the spine may develop.
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Many of the sciatica exercises you will see being presented to you by your doctor, health care provider or by websites providing information on exercises for treating this problem will focus on strengthening both the muscles in your back and abdomen. By strengthening these muscles a person is actually providing their back with more support.
Becoming obese is the easiest part but now you have to lose those pounds and this is the hard part. It will be a struggle at first, but you need to stay strong, the health, social and emotional benefits of the new you will be unbelievable. A life of less food and more exercise sounds scary to a lot of people but it doesn't have to be, if you make sure you have good support it will be easier to achieve this goal. Just think how good you will feel when you look into the mirror and walk down the street with your new body and new confidence.
This is because without them carrying out any kind of exercise or movement the muscles in the back and their spine will lose its condition and will then find it very difficult to support the back properly. The weakening of the back could lead to injuries and this will only then increase the amount of pain that the person is feeling.
Food addiction can be a very difficult thing to overcome; when someone who eats a lot first cuts back the body can have withdrawal symptoms from sugars and fats, often leading to depression. The extra support around for this week or two can make a world of difference.
There are a lot of treatments recommended for sciatica, some non-invasive and some involving surgery. In cases of bone fragments, spinal tumor, and severe cases of slipped or herniated disc causing the sciatica, of course surgery would be required as treatment. But for some minor instances, chiropractic treatment and acupuncture is enough to relieve the pain. Chiropractic therapy may range from ice/cold therapy, ultrasound, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), to spine adjustment or manipulation. These entail for the lumber area to be exposed to cold or heat to reduce inflammation and muscle spasms.
, as the name implies, affects the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the single longest nerve in the body. It originates from the lower lumber region of your spine, through the pelvis, through the hind portion of your leg down to your foot. It is mainly responsible for distributing blood to the back of our lower extremities.
Recent studies by (Fishman L., Ardman C. Back Pain: How to Relieve Low Back Pain and
) explains how obese patients may incur sciatica and low back pain from a herniated or "slipped" disc. This type of back pain in the lumbo-sacral spine occurs when discs and other spinal structures are damaged from having to adjust to the pressure of extra weight on the back. In addition, when excessive weight is pushed into spaces between bones in the low back area, the patient can experience compressed nerves and even piriformis syndrome. (Deep Pain in Your Buttocks)
Not A Permanent Cure It remains quite frustrating that most so called cures are not cures at all. It can best be described as interim relief. Choosing inappropriately labelled cures for sciatica may well actually result in being cured permanently. Many of the so called cures that available are no more than temporary relief of pain and symptoms that result from the true cause of the condition that remains untreated.
The most common causes of
are: a herniated disc, lumbar spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, trauma, piriformis syndrome, and spinal tumors. When one suffers from a herniated disc, there is an inflammation or bulging of the spinal disc causing it to protrude out of the annulus. The annulus is the space between the spine where the spinal discs are located. Disc herniation could exert pressure on the nearby nerve root causing a direct compression on sensitive nerve tissues such as the sciatic nerve. Lumbar spinal stenosis is almost the same as disc herniation in the sense that spinal nerves are pinched. In this case, though, the spinal canal shrinks, squeezing and applying too much pressure on the spinal nerve inside. The spinal nerve branches out of the spinal canal to the entire body through openings called as neural foramina. Once these passages are congested or narrowed, it causes nerve compression. If the blockage happens on these passageways, they're considered foraminal stenosis. If it occurs on the opening where the sciatic nerve passes, it may cause sciatica.
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Relationships can be very difficult for obese people to enjoy when they are overweight. Sex can be become awkward with couples becoming self-conscious about their bodies. The extra weight in the bedroom can make performing very difficult and excessive sweating is probably not the sexiest thing either. If they don't already have a partner it can be difficult for obese people to find a lover. The fact that they do not go out to social events as often as they should coupled with their low self esteem often results in many people giving up.
If you want to deal with your obesity problem you need to motivate yourself. But even then motivation may not be enough, outside support is mandatory. Other people helping you can make the difference between succeeding and failing; these people also often stop you from eating that extra food you should be avoiding.
In the end a true cure must treat the cause of the pain. The pain is merely a symptom. Although many causes have been identified, efforts will continue to establish better treatments that provide permanent relief and long term elimination of the cause.
Unfortunately today many people are suffering from
pain and there are a number of treatments available that provide relief from the condition. The effectiveness varies and relates directly to the causes. All too often relief is only short term and the misery returns.
There is however a contingent of the population that believes one of the cures for sciatica is engaging in a routine of exercises that treat the mind and body. Among the most popular of such techniques you may recognize the practices of Yoga and Pilates. These are said to be beneficial not only to the ill but also the healthy among us.
At least 80% of us will experience some form of Back Pain in our lives and more than 1 in 4 people will become clinically obese in their lifetime, don't let it be you!
Exercise is actually extremely important to our spine especially in order to keep the discs within the spine healthy. By carrying out movement a person is actually enable nutrients and fluids to gain access to these discs which in turn ensures that they remain fit and healthy.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Beast Needs Beast
Or do they!? Criterion already released Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill many years ago, but tomorrow they're being re-released, remastered and with gorgeous new covers and so on. Having watched them both (rewatched, in the case of Branded to Kill) I find myself rather stunned. Less so by Tokyo Drifter, I must admit, eye-popping thought it unquestionably is, as you see:
The whole film felt to me like the adaptations of Yukio Mishima's fiction, in all their Brechtian phantasmagoria, within Paul Schrader's Mishima (genre differences aside, Tokyo Drifter must have been a huge influence on Schrader's film). The film's bright, assaultive colors contrast pretty sharply with the black and white of Branded to Kill, which came out three years later, and it's interesting, for me anyway, to consider Suzuki's relationship to the genre in these two films. In his essay for the Criterion re-release Howard Hampton ably notes how little care -- in the sense that it didn't matter to him, by which in turn I mean the absence of its mattering is what interested him, if you follow me -- Suzuki gives to Tokyo Drifter's coherence as a plot, crime or otherwise. But the story, which revolves around Tetsu (Tetsuya Watari), a former Yakuza who has left that world with his boss, Kurata (Ryuki Kita), to whom he is devoted, and Tetsu's legendary skills as a hitman, which trade he plies his trade in a way he believes is an honorable way to protect Kurata from encroaching Yakuza forces, brings to mind elements of the Coens' Miller's Crossing. Ultimately more bitter than that film -- or maybe clear-eyed, as another former Yakuza will eventually try to right Tetsu's naive ship -- Tokyo Drifter nevertheless almost hides that stuff, the criminal psychology, or pathology, or what have you, under some pretty crazy shit. The ending, a gunfight which takes place in a room of stark white, with maybe big yellow doughnut sculptures, is acrobatic -- that one gun-catching move of Tetsu's is pretty slick -- and bloody and more about all that whiteness and that one big spray of red than it is about much else.
"So what?" you might argue, and fair enough. I'm not here to knock Tokyo Drifter. It's just that boy, did I love Branded to Kill, a film I did not remember as being quite this excellent. And it's interesting how much more reserved it is, visually, than Tokyo Drifter, coming in 1967 when the push for most would have been to pull out even those last few remaining stops and let the style all spill out. Instead, nutty as Branded to Kill is in a lot of ways, here Suzuki seems to find more interest in the actual genre, the trappings of which, like the women and the guns (especially the women, though Hanada's (Joe Shisido) machine pistol gets a fair amount of screen time), become more central to Suzuki's visual design. And the violence, too, which is typically more brutal and fast. It's true, though, that both films share a specific theme about the empty and destructive ambition of the Yakuza. In Tokyo Drifter, that particular absurdity is expressed through the notion of honor and loyalty even being possible (it's not, Suzuki says), and in Branded to Kill the question is, if you're in the Yakuza, what does it mean to be the best at what you do?
Joe Shisido's cold-blooded and efficient hitman is ranked as the Number 3 killer. Number 2 is pretty well know, but who is Number 1? He's never been seen, he's a rumor, you can't get to him. It's worth noting her that Patrick MacGoohan's TV series The Prisoner first hit TV screens in 1967, the same year Branded to Kill was released, and while Shisido's hitman may be Number 3, not Number 6, his quest is still for Number 1, the discovery and defeat of Number 1, and Suzuki, very much not a realist (the course of Hanada's life literally depends on the weight of a butterfly) also has voices blaring at Shisido from intercoms, giving him instructions, threatening him, pointing out the foolhardiness of his quest. Put everybody in funny clothes and throw in a giant menacing bubble, and Branded to Kill could almost be set in The Village. Here, what Suzuki hid, due to lack of interest, under layers of color and even slapstick, he plays up and makes the focus: the death-wish inherent in the criminal life. The mysterious and deeply seductive Misako (Annu Mari) even says she wants to die, almost before she's said anything else, and Hanada is almost willing to help her out with that. The sociopathic elements of this relationship are not entirely unlike those at the center of the, I guess, romance in Pale Flower, actually, but the drive for success is much more feverish in Branded to Kill, and more theatrically abstract. And in Pale Flower, at least you could put your finger on the goal -- it was repulsive, but it was concrete, anyway. In Branded to Kill, you can define it, but you couldn't say what achieving it would mean. Tokyo Drifter's brand of absurdity is all in its visuals; in Branded to Kill, the absurdity is in the motivations.
Tetsu in Tokyo Drifter and Hanada in Branded to Kill really are trying to do the same stupid thing, which is to seek worth, even redemption (however they might define that) through the Yakuza. Both men are also both trailed by a theme song, each sounding like the Japanese equivalent of the "lonely wanderer" brand of American folk ballads, except in this case shot through with the fatalism of gangster life. By the end, though, Tetsu keeps drifting, and Hanada has pulled the trigger again and again until he's hitting empty chambers.
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- Peter Nellhaus said...
The genre of songs is enka. It's a standard part of many Japanese films, like those from NIkkatsu from the Fifties and Sixties, usually with lyrics about the difficulty of life, perseverance, etc. The songs are usually sung by the stars. Yujiro Ishihara got to a point where his albums were more popular than his movies.
- December 13, 2011 at 3:45 AM
- bill r. said...
Duly noted. Thank you, Peter. Actually, this reminds me: what was that Asian DVD company you told me about?
- December 13, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- Peter Nellhaus said...
AnimEigo. Mostly samurai and some yakuza films, but I think their release of Black Rain is the best presentation of Imamura on DVD as well.
- December 13, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- bill r. said...
They also released BALLAD OF NARAYAMA, which I saw in college and have been itching to see again ever since. So thanks!
- December 13, 2011 at 3:10 PM
While I agree Branded to Kill is the better film, I just fell in love with the use of colors in Tokyo Drifter when I saw it a few years back. Maybe it's because so many Hollywood blockbusters have been filmed through what appears to be a brown filter.
- December 13, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- bill r. said...
I don't disagree. I loved TOKYO DRIFTER's originals. My preference is mainly based in my interest in crime films that are about crime, which BRANDED TO KILL is, more so than DRIFTER, anyway. Not that BRANDED is THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE, exactly, but it's own particular wonky take on the inner workings of a hitman really appealed to me.
- December 13, 2011 at 8:15 PM
- Bryce Wilson said...
Very well done Bill.
All I can add is that I hope you'll check out an earlier Criterion Suzuki release, "Youth Of The Beast". His best film for my money.
- December 20, 2011 at 11:38 AM


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Arthritis drug less effective for obese patients
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Obese adults with rheumatoid arthritis may be less likely than thinner people to respond to some of the newer medications for the disease, a small study suggests.The study, of 89 arthritis patients started on the drug infliximab (Remicade), found obese patients improved less than leaner ones. Of the 15 obese patients, half were considered ""responders"" to 16 weeks of infliximab treatment -- meaning they showed a significant reduction in their scores on a standard measure of joint pain, swelling and levels of inflammation-related proteins in the blood.
In contrast, three-quarters of the 66 normal-weight and overweight patients were deemed responders, as were seven of the eight underweight patients.
Even when the researchers considered patients' symptom scores before starting treatment, body weight was still related to the likelihood of improvement.
The findings, published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism, raise the possibility that obese patients are less likely to see results with infliximab or other drugs in the same class, known as TNF blockers.
TNF blockers -- which also include the drugs etanercept (Enbrel), adalimumab (Humira) and golimumab (Simponi) -- work by inhibiting tumor-necrosis factor, an immune system protein that contributes to inflammation.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system launches a misguided attack on the tissue lining the joints.
TNF blockers are part of a group of relatively newer drugs known as biologic response modifiers, which are all designed to act on the immune system to help slow arthritis progression.
It is not clear why obese individuals might have less of a response to TNF blockers. But it's possible that inflammation-promoting proteins produced by fat tissue -- called adipocytokines -- could play a role, Dr. Paul P. Tak, one of the researchers on the new study, told Reuters Health in an email.
The explanation would not appear to rest in the drug itself, according to Tak, of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Doses of infliximab, which is given intravenously, are adjusted according to patients' body weight -- which is why Tak's team focused on the drug for this study.
So the lesser response among obese patients is unlikely to signal a need for a higher dose, the researchers say.
According to Tak's team, the study appears to be the first to look at how body weight might affect the response to TNF blockers, in patients with any autoimmune disease.
(The drugs can also be used to treat certain other autoimmune diseases, such as the digestive disorders Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis that affects the spine.)
So larger studies are still needed to confirm and extend the current findings. For now, they are interesting from a scientific point of view, Tak said, because they suggest that fat tissue could play a role in promoting the inflammation seen in RA.
For patients and doctors, he added, they serve as an alert that TNF blockers might be relatively less effective for obese people.
In general, patients on anti-TNFs are expected to show a noticeable improvement within three to four months, after which alternative medications should be considered if there is no response.
Tak has served as a consultant to several drug companies, including Humira maker Abbott Laboratories and Wyeth, which makes Enbrel.


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Needlepunch Embroidery
It's not weaving… what can I say? It's summer, and I've been in a weaving lull, and I needed a change.
(front of an unfinished project, the loopy side.)
I've become smitten with a form of embroidery called needlepunch. It's like a miniature hooked rug. Maybe this is a trend? Or was? I may have missed it, but I know it's been around for quite awhile and there are numerous tutorials on Youtube, so that probably means it's a trend. It's new to me, however, so I'm finding it one of those things that gets my imagination going.
The process is simple and almost feels like coloring–with a razor-sharp needle. Mine's the Ultrapunch. It's threaded with embroidery floss or crochet thread, and then you punch through the wrong side of piece of fabric held in a hoop or frame, leaving a flat stitch on the back and a loop on the front. These loops can be pulled out easily from the back, but they're very secure from the front.
The size of the needle and depth of the loop can be changed on my needle, so I can do a very minimal loop or a pretty substantial one. The taller loops cover more fabric surface, so the shorter loops, like in the honeycomb in my bee design, are allowing more background fabric to peek through. I don't mind because I like the look, but I can imagine with some designs it would be annoying.
Eventually, after enough loops and stitches are clustered near each other, a section is built up and your design appears. Each time you want a color change, you re-thread your needle. The final feel is a cross between terrycloth and a rya rug. Most pieces run on the small side, less than 12″ square. My little bee design measures just 5″ across. This is a decorative craft, although I suppose you could find ways to make patches or bags out of the finished pieces to turn them into useful items.
(back of project, with all my scribbles)
Tension of your working fabric is important, and it's something I've been struggling with using the bamboo-type of embroidery hoops that I own. I have to stop and tighten the fabric every few minutes, so I purchased a few new hoops, and I hope they grip better. Some "punchers" buy frames that hold the fabric in place with sharp metal tines. They're rather pricey, but I bet it would do the trick. I also purchased what's called weavers cloth for the fabric, which is a tightly woven, 50% cotton, 50% polyester blend. I'm using a linen needlepoint fabric right now, and it stretches out very easily.
My first little design is coming along. A wanted to embroider a bee, and the hive idea came second. If I would have thought it through, I may not be struggling right now with how the background is overwhelming my poor little bee. I plan on re-outlining the wings.
(my initial plan for wings was far more detailed than I could render)
I've learned a lot about needlepunch, including…
- Punching is fun! Except when you "punch" a hole in your finger. Twice in a row. And leave dots of blood on your fabric.
- Punching is fast–compared to tapestry weaving, that is.
- Using a few different lengths of loops creates some interesting texture and dimension.
- Two rows placed close together create a strong outline. My attempts at using just one row made dots and not a solid line.
- My recent fascination rya rugs may be inspiration for mini needlepunch designs, so I'm excited to experiment with longer loops.
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LEHI, Utah — Penalty-kick takers are a rare breed. Not only do they need good technical skill, but by necessity they must also be decisive and have ice water running through the veins.
Until this season, Robbie Findley had shown all these qualities.
Though Findley had taken only two career penalty kicks during the regular season prior to Thursday's failed attempt against the Seattle Sounders, he had converted both. He also scored one against Columbus in the playoffs last season as well as a pair in shootouts in both the Eastern Conference Championship game and in the MLS Cup last fall.
In total, prior to Thursday's miss, Findley's PK record was five confident attempts and five positive results.
WATCH: Findley fails to score PK
However, it's no secret that Findley has struggled to finish during much of this season. He failed to get his first MLS goal until on the eve of his departure to join the USMNT in preparation for the World Cup. He then scored in his next four MLS games after returning, but he has struggled since despite creating chances.
So in Seattle, it was a bit of a surprise to see Findley step up to the spot after earning the penalty kick. Generally, some coaches don't like to see the fouled player take the resulting PK as they feel it may be harder for him to remain cool given the emotion of the preceding play. That said, others feel the player should be rewarded for earning the attempt.
For RSL head coach Jason Kreis, though, Thursday's miss showed what a positive team spirit his side has.
"I think he is a confident player," Kreis said. "I have to give credit to the guys for having him take the penalty. We have a real family spirit and gave him the opportunity to score."
"To watch two or three of our guys go grab him after he misses and let him know it is OK — that for me is special stuff."
As for Findley, in typical fashion, he downplayed the entire event after the match.
"I was taken down in the box and stepped up to take the shot," Findley said. "I didn't hit it that well, and [Kasey Keller] made a good save. Nothing more than that, really."


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I've been blessed with good health all of my life. When I had a hernia and needed to have surgery, the whole process was new to me. My primary care physician, Dr. David Bagnall, referred me to Dr. Reginald Mason, a surgeon at Riverside Tappahannock Hospital. Dr. Mason, along with all the medical and administrative staff at the hospital, found the perfect balance of professionalism and personal attention. From my pre-op appointments, to checking in the day of the procedure, to post-op care, the team at Riverside Tappahannock Hospital made me feel comfortable and at ease ... not an easy thing to do for someone unfamiliar with being in a hospital. My friend, Susan, joked that Dr. Mason and I spent more time talking about our love of Mustang sports cars than my actual procedure. Dr. Mason was friendly, but he was also knowledgeable and took the time to explain the entire process, making sure I understood exactly what would be happening. He went a step further and discussed all the details of my recovery with Susan after the surgery. Dr. Mason and the whole team at Riverside gave me peace of mind and reassurance. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. My recovery has been completely smooth, and at the first sign of warm weather, I'll be back out on the Chesapeake Bay with my fishing rod in hand.
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Shark Hunting At Redang Island
First of all, to those who believed that my Redang Island trip was sabotaged by the agent – was my entry too convincing? Well, to be frank, it was pretty much a lame teaser for the trip.
Gotcha! *lame I know*
Redang was fun and enjoyable. The place was great – albeit the warmness. Delicious food and cozy accommodation at the Laguna Redang Island Resort.
Basically, all we did was snorkel, sleep and eat – and the most important one – Shark Hunting. My main purpose to snorkel was to bump into a shark, so that I can make love touch it with my bare hands. So cool right?
Anyway, snorkeling was simply awesome! You get to see beautiful corals beneath the sea, colourful fishes swimming around you and hopefully, to meet a shark! *rawr!*
Here are underwater pictures of some of us while snorkeling/swimming – taken by the photographer in-charged.
Great hand gesture by Adrian! Kids, it's a semi-peace sign – with one of the fingers lowered down.
Bubbly Chu with his "good" hand gesture. He was actually signaling the cameraman: "You're good-looking!"
Lysa swims gracefully across the ocean. Kids, she's showing the full-peace sign – with both fingers erected.
Ken is so yeng right? Say yes! YES!
By the way, these pictures cost us RM5 each. Kinda expensive but I guess it's worth the price.
We were brought to 3 different locations to snorkel – the 1st one was the best. Crystal clear sea and the corals were amazing! The 2nd was at Marine Park. I was told that sharks and turtles do appear at that area but no shark appeared! *sighs* The sea wasn't that clear either.
Finally, the 3rd snorkeling location was boring. Nothing much to see but we got to take the BEST picture of all!
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2013 Kawasaki Contingency Program Announced
Irvine, Calif. - With more than 30 years of history in motocross and off-road racing, Monster Energy Kawasaki will continue their unparalleled trackside support at amateur motocross events and select off-road events across the country, as well as an extensive contingency program through the convenient and easy-to-use Kawasaki Contingency Rewards MasterCard®. With a full line of KX™ models to choose from, racers of any size can be eligible to earn Kawasaki Contingency Rewards.
For the 2013 season, Kawasaki will be extending their contingency to include the entire field in both professional supercross and motocross. For the first time, all eligible Kawasaki riders that qualify for the main event in supercross and the top 40 in motocross will be eligible to collect contingency on their KX™250F or KX™450F. Team Green will continue their grass roots contingency as well, supporting many of the top motocross and off-road series.
"This year we stepped up our contingency for Kawasaki privateers in the pro ranks," said Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green Supervisor Ryan Holliday. "In 2013, any Kawasaki rider who makes the main event in a supercross or qualifies in the top 40 at any AMA Pro Motocross National, will collect contingency. It pays to ride a Kawasaki no matter where you are in the field. We also added a few series in markets that we previously did not cover, giving is the broadest motocross program out there."
In addition to contingency, Kawasaki Team Green's trackside support continues to lead the industry. At more than 50 local, regional, and national level event the Team Green trackside support program includes on-site Kawasaki technicians and race transporters providing emergency parts, technical assistance, and racing tips. The Team Green support vehicles are there to make sure every Kawasaki rider is race ready and included in the Team Green family.
"Many of the today's top professionals grew up as part of the Team Green family," said Monster Energy Kawasaki Senior Racing Manager Reid Nordin. "Kawasaki riders can go to the line knowing they have a support team behind them just as Kawasaki champions Ryan Villopoto, Dean Wilson, or Blake Baggett did as Team Green amateurs."
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SAN FRANCISCO — Jorge De La Rosa can't take the fifth. And as a result, it's hard to take the Rockies seriously.
Colorado lost for the fourth time in five road games this season, unable to hold a two-run lead in a 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.
For the third consecutive start, De La Rosa, the staff ace, worked 4 1/3 innings, flashing terrific stuff before another puzzling meltdown. Each of his games has featured a cringe inning, creating concern about the highest-paid pitcher on the staff who was unavailable for comment to the media on Friday.
"Things got out of hand. Everbody is going to go through tough moments. There are a lot of opportunities for him to get back to where he was last year and even better," said all-star Carlos Gonzalez. "I am not worried. I would be freaked out if it's like Ubaldo (in 2011) and it's the all-star break and he's still not pitching well. Right now it's only three starts."
The Rockies want to believe they can execute a U-turn this season. That will be impossible if De La Rosa continues speeding in the wrong direction. He owns a 9.69 ERA, unable to tip-toe out of trouble like he did a year ago when he went 16-6.
One pitch ruined Friday. After hitting Brandon Hicks with a two-strike slider and walking Brandon Crawford on four straight pitches with bases loaded, De La Rosa faced opposing left-hander Madison Bumgarner. De La Rosa grooved a 94-mph fastball. Bumgarner swung like he was scheduling an appointment with a chiropractor. The ball struck barrel and fled into the night sky for a grand slam, pushing the Giants ahead 6-3.
Nothing captured the stinging loss and the absurdity of why it happened than Bumgarner's bat flip. Jason Giambi and David Ortiz would have been proud.
He is the second Giants pitcher to hit a grand slam since the team moved to San Francisco in 1958. Shawn Estes, a one-time Rockie, hit the other in 2000 against Montreal.
The Expos no longer exist – morphing into the Nationals – and the Rockies are left to wonder when De La Rosa will return to form. He didn't challenge hitters consistently Friday when he ran into trouble.
His opening day outing was marred by communication issues with catcher Wilin Rosario. The two said they have worked it out, but Rosario didn't start Friday because of a sore left wrist. De La Rosa's second appearance against the Diamondbacks was abbreviated because of a 42-pitch first inning that included five full counts and 12 foul balls.
Friday, De La Rosa needed just eight pitches to retire the Giants in the first. His arm and elbow are stronger than a year ago , evidenced by his 95-mph fastball. Last season, he was content to pitch to contact. He seems more focused on strikeouts this season. He had six Friday, and allowed just four hits. But he couldn't escape his biggest jam.
"I think there's been a couple of outings that got away from him like it did tonight," manager Walt Weiss said. "He looks like he's locked in. He has to be able to reel it back in and get through it."
Gonzalez gave the Rockies a 3-1 lead with his second splash home run at AT&T Park and 29th by a visiting player.
Trailing by a run in the eighth, Nolan Arenado dropped a bunt single down third and moved to second on Pablo Sandoval's throwing error.
"I had hit the ball hard twice, and I knew he would play back," Arenado said. "We needed to get something going. It was either going to be foul or a base hit is the way I looked at it."
Charlie Blackmon scored Arenado with a single then was later erased at second on a base-running mistake as strayed too far off second on Jordan Pacheco's groundball to the pitcher. Weiss elected not to bunt Blackmon over, explaining that Pacheco hits the ball to the right side regularly.
Pacheco then was doubled off at first base on a failed hit-and-run as DJ LeMahieu lined out to center field.
"(Pacheco) has to pick up the ball there," Weiss said.
The Rockies went order in the ninth, their frustrations boiling over as the strike zone widened. Justin Morneau, Brandon Barnes and Troy Tulowitzki went down looking. Morneau and Tulowitzki let plate umpire Dan Iassogna have it. Manager Walt Weiss walked a furious Tulowitzki back to the dugout as the Rockies lost for the eight time in their last 11 games in San Francisco.
"I felt it was a quality at-bat and you like to get rewarded," said Morneau, who was called out on a pitch that was on the chalk line of the opposite of the batter's box and low. "He disagreed with me."
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Rockies' Brett Anderson (0-2, 4.50 ERA) vs. Giants' Matt Cain (0-1, 5.73), 2:05 p.m. Saturday, ROOT; 850 AM
Anderson is seeking his signature outing for the Rockies. The grind has begun. He's made his first road start and Rockies home debut. It's time for him to settle in and deliver like the ace he believes he can be. Anderson has not had success in his limited experience at San Francisco's AT&T Park, posting a 7.00 ERA in two losses while allowing a pair of home runs. Cain relishes facing the Rockies, going 17-7 with six straight wins against them. Carlos Gonzalez might get a rest day, because he's only 4-for-41 against the right-hander with 16 strikeouts.
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Sunday: Rockies' Tyler Chatwood (season debut) vs. Giants' Tim Hudson (2-0, 1.15 ERA), 2:05 p.m., ROOT
Monday: Rockies' Jordan Lyles (2-0, 3.86) vs. Padres' Eric Stults (0-2, 5.59), 8:10 p.m., ROOT
Tuesday: Rockies' Juan Nicasio (1-0, 3.75) vs. Padres' Robbie Erlin (1-0, 1.35), 8:10 p.m., ROOT


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